The man they had been waiting for as a symbol of freedom was now in London's Gensokyo, and although the pseudonym "Conan Doyle" quickly became familiar through advertising and Agatha's fame, "Murder on the Eastern Train" was indeed brilliantly written, overpowering the Daily Telegraph, and by the time of the finale, the sales of "The Times" had a clear upward arc. At this moment, even Garion regretted a little, he shouldn't have put this article first and fed the reader's taste.

To make matters more troublesome, the editor-in-chief of Thornton began to constantly urge him to write a new manuscript, since he could not crush the other party in quality, at least he had to form a quantitative advantage, because "Agatha" was so low-yielding that more than a month after it ended, there was still no new chapter. Russell's editor-in-chief urged him several times, but Garion said that he devoted all his energy to writing the Sherlock Holmes series, and that he had no free time to make up for the other series.

"Murder on the Eastern Train" led to the rise of reasoning, and not only attracted the reader's idea, but even Dickens, who lived in seclusion in Gates Hill, noticed these two pseudonyms.

Lady Agatha.

Conan doyle.

In his spare time, he enjoyed reading Murder on the Eastern Train and A Study in Scarlet, and comparing and studying the styles of the two essays, Dickens determined that the two essays could not have been written by the same person, and that it was most likely the fierce confrontation between The Times and The Daily Telegraph over the initiative in the section.

But on this day, Dickens welcomed a guest. Riding in a carriage laden with hay, the carriage swayed through the rugged mountain road, got off in front of a white rustic-style building, patted the straw crumbs on the trouser tube, and put on a hat and walked towards the aspen hut.

"Knock knock."

He knocked softly at the door of the cottage, and the servant came to the door, and the servant came to the door, and the other servant politely introduced, "Tell Monsieur Dickens that he is visiting Verne." ”

Dickens's "fan brother", Verne had visited the mountain villa before visiting England, but he had a hasty face-to-face, but this time it was a special visit, and the two sides had a cordial and friendly conversation.

As a fan of Dickens's books, Verne's Little Trick was influenced by Dickens in 1891, and he dedicated the book to Dickens.

After being briefed, Verne was taken into the living room of the lodge as a guest.

Sitting in front of Verne was a middle-aged man from the Mediterranean, his thick hair tightly wrapped around the bald top floor, like some old man drawing a circle in the South China Sea. A sparse goatee adorned his angular chin, looking at the chattering guest in front of him.

Shortly after Verne arrived in Great Britain, he was talking about what he had recently seen, and said, "I recently heard that a writers' exchange banquet is being held in London, and the time is tentatively set for next weekend, when many writers will be present, oh yes, I heard that your friend Hans Christian Andersen will also be present at the banquet hall." ”

Hearing the name Andersen, a look of displeasure appeared on Dickens's face, and in politeness, he quickly regained his composure and brought the topic over.

"Oh, Hans Christian Andersen, will he be there too? Got it. ”

In 1847, Hans Christian Andersen, who was far away in Denmark, met Dickens for the first time during a visit to London. Later, Andersen stayed at Dickens's home for five weeks, whereas he had planned to stay for only two weeks. But from then on, the two got together to meet again, and Hans Christian Andersen wrote letters to Dickens, and Dickens rarely replied to letters, and even if he did, he stopped at ordinary etiquette.

What happened between the two parties is known only to the parties. One reason is that Andersen published an article in Germany about his life in Dickens's house without consulting Dickens, which attracted the attention of the British press. He may have touched a taboo by portraying Mrs. Dickens as charismatic, for by the time the British press reported the article in 1858, Dickens had already separated from his wife. Dickens may have been uncomfortable after reading this article.

However, Verne did not see the displeasure on the face of the author he admired, and continued, "By the way, last year there was also a brilliant newcomer author in Paris, although his works like to be tested on the edge of breaking the law, so that he is often banned by the press censorship department in the middle of writing, resulting in a beginning and no end, but it is undeniable that he is indeed one of the most promising writers in Paris in recent years, but it is a pity that he later offended the Paris government and conservative forces, and now he is missing." ”

"According to some rumors, the place where he last appeared was Dunkirk, and if I am not mistaken, he must have absconded to England, because London is a refuge for French exiles, and even His Excellency Hugo is here now."

"What's his name?"

"Garion."

After listening to Verne's description, Dickens also became interested, he leaned back on the sofa, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Wait, you are talking about the author who wrote the Internationale?" ”

Verne was slightly surprised and asked rhetorically, "Huh?" How do you know? ”

Remembering some of his revolutionary friends he had helped before, he said, "It's nothing, my friend taught me to sing this song before, and it is said that it was written by a revolutionary poet named Garion, and no one even dared to sing such bold and explicit lyrics on the streets of London, but these exiled revolutionaries dared to sing it with confidence." It sounds like this guy is really interesting, and if it weren't for his nowhere to go, I'd be sure to visit him next time I'm in Paris. ”

has been talking about Paris, and Dickens also mentioned the recent anecdotes about London.

Recently, however, there have been two newcomers in London who have made a name for themselves by writing detectives, one named Conan Doyle and the other known to readers as Lady Agatha. They quickly made a name for themselves in London's literary scene with this latest genre, and if they can continue to maintain their current level, they will soon have a place in London's literary scene in the future. ”

Of course, the two don't know, in fact, the three people they are talking about are actually the same person.

"Oh, detective."

Truth be told, Verne has no interest in newcomers in London, and since meeting Garion, he hasn't been surprised by the innovative genre.

"That's right. I have been invited to next week's literary gathering, will His Excellency Dickens be attending this literary gathering in London? ”

Verne explained his intention to invite Dickens to the banquet, and he asked very expectantly, "I wonder if Lady Agatha and Conan Doyle will attend." ”

"There's no reason why they should miss this kind of big gathering. I'd love to see what interesting stories happen when two bitter authors meet, biting sarcasm or just fighting at a banquet? ”

Verne thought that Dickens was attending the banquet because of his "plastic brotherhood" with Hans Christian Andersen, but in fact he was more interested in the two rising newcomers to the literary scene.

Originally, he just wanted to visit "Conan Doyle" in advance, and to see the current situation, he wanted to push his sense of anticipation to the next week, and even prepared to use the movements at the banquet to get inspiration for the next one.

The next London literary and artistic scene should be very lively.